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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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